The Beginning, Revisited

It’s wedding week at our house. This coming Friday evening, our son Michael and his fiancé Hilary will be married. So I thought this busy week would be a great time to look back at the first post… Read More

#42: A Golden Exchange

Welcome to Knowing Jesus, our study of Jesus’ life viewed through the lens of Mark’s gospel. As the Word made flesh (Jn. 1:14), Jesus came to “speak” or express God in human terms—to demonstrate how God would live… Read More

#26: A Robe of Flesh

“The Word became flesh and lived for a while among us.” (John 1:14a) Have you stopped to think how monumental that statement is? Jesus took on a robe of flesh so we could see how God would live… Read More

#17: Envy—Four Ways it Destroys (Part 1)

Glad you’re here, joining in as we begin studying Mark 3 in Knowing Jesus! Envy—nicknamed “the green-eyed monster”—has been gnawing on humans since Eden, when satan’s siren song enticed Eve to eat forbidden fruit out of desire to… Read More

#15: The Heart of the Matter

Welcome to Knowing Jesus, our study through the book of Mark. Are you seeing Jesus more clearly as we go? I pray so. (Remember that earlier posts in this series are in the archives. Take a look, if… Read More

#13: An Example of Grace

Glad you’re joining us for Knowing Jesus—our study on Mark. If you’ve ever felt the sting of judgmental attitudes, you’ll appreciate the theme of today’s study. Christians who have been saved by God’s mercy can be very unmerciful!… Read More

#11: Lessons Learned

Welcome back to our study on Mark. We’re on a mission to know Jesus better. So glad you’re here! Pick up your Bible and read on. Read Mark 1, letting your mind wander back over all we’ve discussed… Read More

#10: Touching Lepers

Hi! So happy to be with you again to study Mark’s gospel. If you’re just joining us, you’ll find earlier posts from this series in the archive. Each week we add another piece to the portrait of Jesus—the… Read More

#3: To Fulfill All Righteousness

I hope you’re enjoying our study of Mark, with our goal being to know Jesus better! Be sure to check out the first two blogs of this series in the archive if you’ve missed them. Today we’re looking… Read More

#1: The Beginning

Welcome to our new study on Mark! We’ve got a lot to learn in the coming weeks. At times we’ll move quickly, at times we’ll move slowly. We’ll answer some questions and we’ll raise some questions. And we’ll… Read More